Science & Space News: Discoveries, Astronomy and Research

The Summer Triangle, a famous pattern of three bright stars, has not left the night sky even though summer is long over. According to EarthSky, stargazers in the Northern Hemisphere can find it in November and December, high in the west in

Prestin, a protein inside the inner ear, is drawing attention from two research groups asking different questions. At UConn Health, researchers are testing whether blood levels of prestin can signal tinnitus. At Yale School of Medicine, a n

NASA’s Perseverance rover has detected corundum on Mars, the mineral structure that makes up rubies when it contains chromium. According to a NASA blog post by Roger C. Wiens, the principal investigator for the rover’s SuperCam instrument,

NASA’s Curiosity rover has drilled its 49th hole in Martian rock, a target named Nazca. According to a NASA mission blog written by planetary mineralogist Susanne P. Schwenzer of The Open University in the United Kingdom, the team picked th

Global carbon dioxide emissions from burning oil, gas and coal are projected to fall 0.4% this year, according to the 2026 Global Carbon Budget report. Live Science reported it is the first annual drop in fossil fuel CO2 since the coronavir

The first sip of black coffee is often a shock, yet millions of people end up looking forward to it every morning. Scientists at the University of California, San Francisco, say they have found part of the reason: a slow-acting dopamine pat

NASA's new X-70 Fractal is a crewed research aircraft meant to test flight-control technology that the agency says will let it explore maneuverability "in ways never before demonstrated in crewed flight." The idea of reshaping an aircraft i

Martian dust looks less likely to chew through spacesuits than the sharp grit on the Moon, but it carries toxic chemicals and sticks stubbornly to surfaces, according to a new study based on NASA's Perseverance rover. Universe Today reporte

Astronomers have identified the youngest white dwarf ever found orbiting a millisecond pulsar, catching the pair at an early and rare stage of their shared evolution, according to Universe Today. The pulsar, called NGC 362D, sits in the glo

Mars is widely seen as a volcanically dead planet, but a new study suggests its interior may not be fully quiet. Researchers report that an orbiter has picked up traces of hydrochloric acid gas high above one of the planet's largest volcano

Astronomers have found what is behind a giant star's repeated, supernova-like flare-ups: a hidden companion that is either a black hole or a neutron star. According to NASA, the companion pulls material off the massive star every 113 days a

NASA has opened a $1 million competition that asks U.S. students to help design the future Moon Base. Administrator Jared Isaacman announced the Moon Base Student Challenge on Sunday, Nov. 8, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex i